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Monday, February 14, 1831.

[Resolve Penobscot Indians.] Resolve to enable the Penobscot Indians to sell Pine Island, was read a first and second time and pass to be engrossed.

[Report on pet. of Wm. Cummings] Mr. Hutchings from the Joint standing committee on Interior fisheries, reported leave to withdraw on the petition of William Cummings and others, read and accepted - Sent down for concurrence. concurred.

[Report on pet. of Samuel Searle.] Mr. Hinds, from the Joint Standing Committee on claims, to whom was refered the petition of Samuel Searle, made a report, asking leave to be discharged from the further consideration of said petition, read and accepted. Sent down for concurrence.

[Bill passed to be engrossed.] An Act authorizeing the town of Portland to lay out a highway over tide waters, was read a second time and passed to be engrossed. Sent down for concurrence.

[Order.] On motion of Mr. Megquier, ordered, that the committee on the Judiciary be instructed to enquire into the expediency of authorizeing the Judges of the Supreme Judicial Court to excercise the same powers in relation to recognizances entered into in the Court of Common Pleas, conditioned for the prosecution of an appeal in civil actions as they now may in actions on bonds, or other specialties. Sent down for concurrence, concurred.

[Resolve Passamaquoddy Indians] Resolve in favour of the Passamaquoddy Indians reported by the Joint standing committee on claims, was read once, and tomorrow at eleven o'clock assigned for a second reading.